Hat pad



Jan. 5 1926. 1,568,097

L. SMITH HAT PAD Filed Augustls, 1924 2 Sheet-Sheet 1 Zena 5772:???

Jan. 5 1926.

L. SMITH HAT PAD Filed August 16 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @IAWIW m5??? Zewa5772227? of the United States, residing at Chicago, in

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Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES LENA surrn, or cmcaeo, rumors.

HAT PAD.

Application filed A gust is, 1924. Serial No. 732,391.

T all whom it mag consent; i

Be it known that I, LENA'SMrrm'a'citizen the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and'us'eful Improvements in HatPads, 'of which the folowing is a specification- This invention relatesto improvements in hat pads or fillets to decrease the effectivediameter ofladies and childrens hats.

One'of the objects of the invention is'to provide a device which mayquickly and securely be anchored to and removed from Another object isto provide a device which will: not deform or contort the contour of thehatf p A further object is to provide a cushion made in'suchmanner thatit will readily conform to the interior surface of the hat withoutwrinkling the cushion or the cover.

Another object is to improvemeans for anchoring the device to the hat.

Another *object is' to produce a device of this character which willpreserve its rounding contour independently of the hat, and

which will not stress the hat.

Other objects, benefits and advantages w ll readily appear from aconsideration of the following description when taken in conjunctionwith the drawings, forming a part hereof, wherein Fig. 1 shows a rearside elevation of one form of the device. 1

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of said device' Fig. 3 is a top plan view ofthe device as it appears in a hat, the inner surface of the hat crown isshown in dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing part of the cover removedand the three part cushion thereby enclosed.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on lin 55 of Fig. 1. p

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the cushion carrying supporting strip.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a modified form showing the manner ofapplying the metal strip carrying the anchoring spurs.

Fi 9 is a plan view of the metal strip and integral anchoring spurs.

, Fig. 10 is a transverse section taken on line of 10-10 of Fig. 8.

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Briefly the device consists of a cushionor fillet for insertion in thecrown of ladies. hats, made necessary bybobbing the hair.

The cushion must be properly support ed and the device must be firmlyheld or anchored in place in the hat while it mayconveniently beseparated therefrom without disfiguring the hat. There are otherrefinements, hereinafter to be disclosed, that renders the deviceespecially valuable.

The supporting member may consist of a strip of cardboard to whichisattached at intervals anchoring spurs 16. These spurs are locatedintermediate the ends of the strip and each spur is punched and bent outfrom an individual plate 17 and the plate is attached bysmaller spurs'18passing thru the strip and by turning the upper edge 19 over the upperedge of the supporting strip.

The intermediate anchoringspurs 16 project from one side of the strip 15at substantially right angles thereto,.and are of length to just extendthru the crown of the hat.

The spurs 20, at the end of the strip, are also made from plates 21,which are secured to the strip in a similar manner. The spurs 20 differfrom the spurs 16 in that they are longer and do not extend at rightangles from the strip 15. The spurs 20 extend generally in line with thestrip 15 and they are first bent outwardly at a relatively acute angleand then bent back into practical alignment with the strip, as shown at22 in Figs. 3 and 7 In placing the device in a hat the m1d portion isbent forward of its ultimate position and the anchoring spurs 20 arepushed thru the hat crown, then the mid portion is pushed rearwardly, asshown in Fig. 3, this causes the spurs 20 to lock or anchor the de-- Thespurs 16 enter the crown and prevent relative vertical movement ofthe-hat and cushion device. A soft, non-resilient wire or strip 23 isplaced parallel with the upper edge of the strip 15 to stiffen it and tocause it to remain in any form or curve into which it may be bent tomore truly conform to the rounded contour of the crown of a hat.

The device, therefore, is not sprin with a tendency to assume a fiat orstrai t form when released and, therefore, w en placed. in a hat it willnot distort or tend to distort the desired normal contour or ourvatureof the crown of a hat.

The cushion 2 L is, preferably, divided into a plurality of separatesections. This permits the device to be more evenly and uniformly curvedand prevents the cushion cover 25 from wrinkling.

In the disclosed embodiment the cushion is shown to consist of onecentral .section 26 and two side sections 2727. The sections arepreferably made of a plurality of laminae of soft felt sheets, as shownin Fig. 4c.

The cover 25 extends over the cushion 24: and over the back of thesupporting strip 15 and is stitched together at the bottom edge 28.

The center, or mid portion 26 of the cushion Ztis substantially uniformin width. The ends are rounded, only from the bottom upwardly; The upperedge of the device is straight from end to end, as a preferred form.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 8 and 10 the cover 25 has atuck 29at its upper edge, and as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10, is intendedto enclose the strip 80 when folded over, as shown in full lines.

The metal strip 30 is, preferably, nonelastic. The anchoring spurs 31are out from the strip and project thru the tuck. The spurs 32 areformed from the-strip but are not bent at right angles thereto as thespurs 31. The spurs 32 serve the same purpose and in the same manner asthe spurs 20, heretofore described. When the device is curved, as whenin place, the strip 30 cannot become disengaged.

The smooth effect of the three part cushion is shown in Fig. 3.

The spur-carrying band 30 may be secured to the device by means otherthan by the tuck 29, just so that it is not enclosed withinthe cover 25,and may readily be removed and replaced in a manner described which iswithin the intent of the invention.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a hat pad, a supporting strip, a plurality of spaced attachingspurs secured independently on one side of said strip, a cushionattached 'to the other. side thereof, and a non-resilient metal membersecured to one edge of said strip and adapted to hold said strip incurved position against the inside of the hat without tending to distortsaid hat.

2. In a hat pad, a supporting strip, a plurality of spaced attachingmeans on one side thereof, a. cushion secured to the other side thereof,and a non-resilient metal member secured to said strip along its lengthand adapted to conform to the inner contour of the hat withoutresiliently pressing against said hat.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name.

LENA SMITH.

